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Road warriors always carry around a select amount of hardware, where among them are compulsory such as a USB hub, a global power adapter, a power cable, and of course, a memory card reader. Well, if you want to throw something else into mix, would a scanner make the cut? Some might say that it is compulsory, while others claim that you are able to live without a scanner. Here is a portable scanner that might just change your mind for good, turning optional into indispensable, with the Doxie One portable scanner.

In a nutshell, if you are someone who does plenty of hand drawings on a professional basis and want to keep a digital copy of your work of art on paper (although a digitizer tablet from Wacom would be the far better option), then the Doxie One is not for you. Which crowd does the Doxie One target anyways? The casual user, who has nothing larger than an A4 paper to scan, or the person who made a New Year’s resolution to keep track of all his or her spending by scanning in every single receipt. Of course, we do not discount folks who have small 4R or 5R photos of yore that they want to preserve, those will do, too.

The $149 Doxie One is basically a dumbed down version (somewhat) of the Doxie Go that we reviewed last September. It lacks the built-in rechargeable battery, lacks a USB slot to scan to USB flash drives, has no integrated memory, and no 600dpi resolution. Still, does that mean the Doxie One is “broken”?

Absolutely not! In the first place, if you happen to fall under the target market of the Doxie One, you would amble along just fine at 300dpi resolution. After all, who would want to be bothered with 600dpi resolution where a receipt is concerned? 300dpi is good enough, so do not let that be a log in your eye as you continue reading our review.

Storage options on the Doxie One is basically narrowed down to just an SD memory card. I am quite sure that you will be able to scrounge around for a 2GB or 4GB SD card without any issue, and even if you so happen to be the only one in town without any SD card at all, picking one up at the local store’s bargain bin is not going to cost you much. A 16GB SDHC card from SanDisk costs around $11 from Amazon, last I checked, which provides more than ample storage space.

The Doxie One will be able to scan an entire A4 page in a matter of just 8 seconds, where the scanned image will be stashed on an SD memory card. From there on, you are able to insert said SD card into your iPad via a camera connection kit, place the SD memory card into your computer, or simply to connect the scanner up to the Mac via USB before you import it into the Doxie app which has options for additional processing.

Using the Doxie One is as easy as A-B-C – all you need to do is connect it to an AC power outlet (or throw in four AA batteries if you are traveling), and you’re good to go. It does paper and business cards with equal flair, and all scanned images are stored under the JPG format. You can choose to share the scanned files to Dropbox as well as a slew of other cloud-based apps, or export it to Evernote, or for the more old school type, send those files over to a folder on your hard drive.

The question is, $50 cannot really go that far these days, so forking out an extra $50 to get the $199.99 Doxie Go might seem to be a no brainer for some, while others think that it is not necessary to fork out that money. It is your call, really, but if you do a spot of scanning daily or once a week, the Doxie One is more than good enough, but more seasoned road warriors who need additional flexibility would do well to settle for the Doxie Go instead.

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It’s been less than a month since Doxie introduced us to its newest portable scanner, the Doxie One, and today the company announced its on-the-go apparatus is ready to hit the masses. Available worldwide as of now, the Doxie One’s an easily conveyable add-on that does scans mostly anywhere folks decide to take it, which is made easier by being compatible with both Mac and PCs as well as iPhone, iPad and iPod touch (must be running iOS 6). The Doxie One starts at a not-too-shabby $149, while Doxie also offers a slightly pricier unit in the WiFi-capable Doxie Go for $199. Interested in snagging one for yourself? Then be sure to hit the source link below, where you’ll be able to pick from an array of colors and move on with the checkout process.

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We have seen our fair share of portable scanners in the past, and I do admit that these little buggers come in extremely handy. After all, we do intend to move towards a paperless society, and with the number of receipts as well as business cards that one needs to keep track of each day (being busy little bees and all), having a portable scanner makes plenty of sense. You need not have to figure out just what kind of stuff you will need to throw away in order to make more room for a new collection of receipts and documents that you think are important. Just scan both sides of a receipt, stash the receipts away, and when there is no more room, recycle those – after all, you still carry a digital copy with you. Well, here we are with yet another option for those who are in the market for a portable scanner – the IRIScan Express 3.

The IRIScan Express 3 is touted to be a compact and lightweight device which is powered by a USB port, and being travel-sized, this multi-purpose color scanner should be able to get the job done just about wherever you are.

Jean-Marc Fontaine, Director of Sales and Operations, I.R.I.S. Americas, said, “With our portable scanning solutions combined with our OCR we aim to increase efficiencies across all aspects of life – work, home or play. The IRIScan Express 3 simplifies all of your retyping needs, whether you’re at home, on the road or in the office.”

You will not find it too much of a hassle to bring the IRIScan Express 3 around with you, as it was constantly stressed that it was specially designed for ultimate portability, measuring a mere 1.3” x 9.7” x 1.9“. This makes the IRIScan Express 3 an easy fit into the majority of purses, backpacks or laptop cases. Apart from that, the IRIScan Express 3 will also come bundled with Readiris Pro 12 (for PC and Mac), a powerful OCR solution designed to save time when converting paper documents, PDFs or image files into editable and searchable digital text.

Those who are interested will be able to pick up the IRIScan Express 3 for $99 a pop.
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I have read many times that keeping track of my expenses is always a good idea – and that means writing down exactly where every single penny went. Well, that is all nice and good, but it becomes a huge headache when there are so many receipts to get hold of and store away safely somewhere. Don’t you think that life would be a whole lot easier if you could just scan those receipts once and for all? This is where I am going with the $199 IRIScan Anywhere 3.

Being a battery‐powered and cordless portable scanner certainly has its advantages – it is able to let you capture paper documents, receipts, photos and more without having to have a computer in the vicinity. On a full charge, it is able to scan up to a 100 full letter sized pages, regardless of whether it is in color or black and white. Being extremely intuitive to use, the IRIScan Anywhere 3 will let you zip through a sheet of paper in the scanner, where the scanned file will then be saved on the built‐in memory (up to 512MB), although there are two other options available – to send those saved files over to an SD memory card or to a standard USB flash drive. The IRIScan Anywhere 3 will be compatible with both Macs and PCs, where it will be bundled with the Readiris Pro 14 and Cardiris Pro 5 apps.

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